Phalaenopsis orchid plant named ‘PHALCISYP’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of  Phalaenopsis  plant named ‘PHALCISYP’, particularly characterized by having light yellow-green flowers with red-purple lips, 1 to 3 peduncles that are long and sturdy, leaves that are oblong, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Phalaenopsis hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘PHALCISYP’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofPhalaenopsis plant, botanically known as Phalaenopsis hybrid of theOrchidaceae family, commonly referred to as moth orchid, and hereinafterreferred to by the variety name ‘PHALCISYP’.

The new Phalaenopsis plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the inventor in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. The objectiveof this breeding program was to create a new Phalaenopsis plant withlight yellow-green flowers and red-purple lips, suitable for pottedplant production.

The new Phalaenopsis plant ‘PHALCISYP’ is a result of cross-pollinationmade by the inventor in February 2002 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands ofthe proprietary female, or seed parent, Phalaenopsis hybrid ‘06733-0001’(unpatented) with the proprietary male, or pollen parent, Phalaenopsishybrid ‘20064-0001’ (unpatented).

The new Phalaenopsis was selected by the inventor as a single plantwithin the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlledgreenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands in December 2005. Asexualreproduction of the new Phalaenopsis plant by meristem tissue culturesince 2010 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands, has demonstrated that the newvariety reproduces true to type with all of the characteristics, asherein described, firmly fixed and retained through successivegenerations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in Europeon Apr. 18, 2016. ‘PHALCISYP’ has not been made publicly available orsold anywhere in the world more than one year prior to the filing dateof this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new cultivar when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands and can be used todistinguish ‘PHALCISYP’ as a new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsisplant.

-   -   1) Light yellow-green flowers with red-purple lips;    -   2) 1 to 3 peduncles;    -   3) Peduncle is long and sturdy; and    -   4) Shape of the leaf is oblong.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Phalaenopsis plant is illustrated by the accompanyingphotographs which show the overall plant habit including blooms, budsand foliage of the plant; the colors shown are as true as can bereasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. Thephotographs were taken in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands,from 50-week old plants in August 2016. Colors in the photographs maydiffer from the color values cited in the detailed botanicaldescription, which accurately describe the actual colors of the newvariety.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms, buds and foliageof ‘PHALCISYP’.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of a flower of ‘PHALCISYP’.

FIG. 3 shows a close-up of the leaves of ‘PHALCISYP’.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘PHALCISYP’. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis have notbeen observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotypemay vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature,light intensity and day length, without, however, any variance ingenotype. The chart used in the identification of colors describedherein is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society,London, England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms ofordinary significance are used. The color values were determined under4000-6000 lux natural light in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, TheNetherlands. Observations and measurements were made in August 2016 on50-week old plants which were planted from a nursery tray in 12centimeter (diameter) pots and grown in a greenhouse between 27° C. to29° C. for 30 weeks, continued by a cooling period of 8 weeks between18° C. to 20° C. and 12 weeks in a greenhouse of 21° C.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Orchidaceae.        -   Botanical.—Phalaenopsis hybrid.        -   Common name.—Moth orchid.        -   Variety name.—‘PHALCISYP’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Phalaenopsis cultivar ‘06733-0001’            (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Phalaenopsis cultivar ‘20064-0001’            (unpatented).-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—Meristem tissue culture.-   Roots:    -   -   Root description.—Greyed-green colored roots with branching            lateral roots having light purple colored root tips.-   Plant:    -   -   Commercial crop time to flowering.—Approximately 48 to 50            weeks from a rooted cutting to finish in a 12 cm pot.        -   Growth habit of peduncle.—Standard, green leaves, raceme to            panicle.        -   Height (from soil level to top of            inflorescence).—Approximately 50.0 cm to 55.0 cm.        -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—About 37.0 cm to 42.0 cm.        -   Vigor.—Strong.-   Leaves:    -   -   Mature leaves.—Quantity per plant: 7 to 9 leaves are            produced before flowering. Length (fully expanded): 18.0 cm            to 20.0 cm. Width: 7.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Shape: Oblong. Base            shape: Moderately elongated. Apex: Unequal obtuse. Leaf            blade angle with the petiole (measured from the horizontal            position): Between 10 degrees and 20 degrees. Leaf margin:            Entire. Color: Upper surface: RHS 146B. Lower surface: RHS            144A. Texture: Rough. Thickness: 2.2 mm to 2.4 mm. Venation:            Pattern: Parallel. Color of the midvein: Upper surface: RHS            146C. Lower surface: RHS 146B.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Quantity per plant.—1 to 3.        -   Number of flowers per peduncle.—11 to 14.        -   Length.—55.0 cm to 65.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—5.2 mm to 5.6 mm.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Aspect.—Upright to slightly pendant.        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Color.—Brown (RHS 200B) with a touch of green (RHS 146B).        -   Internode length.—25.0 mm to 35.0 mm.        -   Callosities.—None.-   Inflorescence description:    -   -   Appearance.—Upright to slightly pendant, raceme to panicle            inflorescence with bilaterally symmetrical flowers that open            in succession beginning with the lowermost flower.        -   Inflorescence size.—Height (from base to tip): 230.0 mm to            260.0 mm.        -   Flowering time.—First flowers can be expected 10 to 11            months after planting in a 12 cm (diameter) pot.        -   Flower.—Height: 82.0 mm to 87.0 mm. Diameter: 88.0 mm to            93.0 mm. Depth of lip: 23.0 mm to 25.0 mm.        -   Flower longevity.—On the plant: 9 to 13 weeks.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Flower bud.—Average size: Large. Length: 27.0 mm to 29.0 mm.            Width: 22.0 mm to 24.0 mm. Shape: Egg shaped. Color: Light            green (RHS 150C) with a touch of light purple (RHS N78D).        -   Petals.—Arrangement: Open/free. Shape: Semi-circular. Apex:            Rounded asymmetric. Margin: Entire. Length (from base to            tip): 44.0 mm to 46.0 mm. Width: 54.0 mm to 56.0 mm. Color            (when fully opened): Upper surface: Basic color: Light            yellow-green (RHS 150D). Over color: Diluted light purple            (RHS 61A) at the base and white (RHS NN155C) at the center.            Lower surface: Basic color: Light yellow-green (RHS 150D).            Over color: White at the base (RHS NN155C).        -   Dorsal sepal.—Shape: Elliptic. Apex: Emarginated and            symmetric. Margin: Entire. Length (from base to tip): 45.0            mm to 47.0 mm. Width: 31.0 mm to 33.0 mm. Color (when fully            opened): Upper surface: Basic color: Light yellow-green (RHS            150D). Over color: White (RHS 154C) at the base. Lower            surface: Basic color: Light yellow-green (RHS 150D). Over            color: Light green (RHS 150D) and diluted light purple (RHS            N78D).        -   Lateral sepals.—Shape: Ovate. Apex: Obtuse and asymmetric.            Margin: Entire. Length (from base to tip): 47.0 mm to            49.0 mm. Width: 27.0 mm to 29.0 mm. Color (when fully            opened): Upper surface: Basic color: Light yellow-green (RHS            150D). Over color: Light green (RHS 150C) and dotted at the            base (RHS 183B). Lower surface: Basic color: Light            yellow-green (RHS 150D). Over color: Light yellow-green (RHS            150C) and diluted light purple (RHS N78D).        -   Labellum (lip).—Whiskers: Present. Length of whiskers: 13.0            mm to 15.0 mm. Color of whiskers: Purple (RHS 71A) with            yellow (RHS 5C) tips. Pubescence on the lip: Absent.        -   Lateral lobe.—Shape: Type V (as described in the            International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of            Plants (UPOV) Test Guidelines for Phalaenopsis); spatulate.            Margin: Undulated. Length (from base to tip): 20.0 mm to            22.0 mm. Width: 16.0 mm to 18.0 mm. Color: Purple (RHS N78C)            and red-purple (RHS 60A) on the side; white (RHS NN155C) and            striped (RHS 183B) at the base.        -   Apical lobe.—Shape: Triangular. Margin: Entire. Length: 26.0            mm to 28.0 mm. Width: 20.0 mm to 22.0 mm. Color: Purple (RHS            N78A) towards the whiskers, red-purple (RHS 60A and 183C)            and yellow (RHS 5C) towards the callus; white tip (RHS            NN55C) between the whiskers.        -   Callus.—Average size: Medium to large. Height: 0.4 cm to            0.6 cm. Length: 0.6 cm to 0.8 cm. Width: 0.4 cm to 0.6 cm.            Color: Yellow (RHS 2A and 2D) and dotted (RHS 183B).        -   Reproductive organs.—Column: Length: 8.0 mm to 10.0 mm.            Diameter: 5.5 mm to 5.7 mm. Color: White (RHS NN155C).            Pollinia: Quantity: 2. Diameter: 1.0 mm to 1.3 mm. Color:            Orange (RHS 23A). Ovary: Length: 8.0 mm to 10.0 mm.            Diameter: 2.3 mm to 2.5 mm. Pedicel: Length: 38.0 mm to            40.0 mm. Diameter: 2.8 mm to 3.0 mm. Color: Green (RHS 146C)            at the base; light green (RHS 145C to 145D) to light purple            (RHS N78D) towards the flower.-   Disease, pest, and stress resistance: No specific resistance or    susceptibility observed to pathogens and pests common to    Phalaenopsis.-   Fruit and seeds: Fruit and seed development has not been observed on    plants of the new Phalaenopsis.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

The female parent of ‘PHALCISYP’, cultivar ‘06733-0001’ (unpatented), isno longer in existence, so a meaningful comparison cannot be made.

The male parent of ‘PHALCISYP’, cultivar ‘20064-0001’ (unpatented), isno longer in existence, so a meaningful comparison cannot be made.

‘PHALCISYP’ is most similar to the commercial Phalaenopsis plants named‘PHALFIMWAQ’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 26,067) and ‘32892-03’ (unpatented).‘PHALCISYP’ differs from the commercial variety ‘PHALFIMWAQ’ in that‘PHALCISYP’ has purple whiskers with yellow tips, a triangular apicallobe and a spatulate lateral lobe, whereas ‘PHALFIMWAQ’ has light yellowwhiskers, a trullate apical lobe and a weakly spatulate lateral lobe.Additionally, ‘PHALCISYP’ has a wider apical lobe than ‘PHALFIMWAQ’.

‘PHALCISYP’ differs from the commercial variety ‘32892-03’ in that‘PHALCISYP’ has light yellow-green flowers, purple whiskers with yellowtips, a triangular apical lobe, and a spatulate lateral lobe, whereas‘32892-03’ has yellow flowers, white whiskers, a rhombic apical lobe andan oblong to weakly spatulate lateral lobe. Additionally, ‘PHALCISYP’has larger flowers and longer whiskers than ‘32892-03’.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named‘PHALCISYP’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.